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"A deal?" Minato looked at Kaito, puzzled. "I'm already dead, and I don't have anything to offer for a trade with you."
Kaito dismissed Minato's confusion and spoke directly. "As a father, you must want to stay by Naruto's side, teach him personally, and watch him grow, right?"
"That's obvious," Minato replied with a bitter smile. "Please, Kaito-kun, just get to the point."
He then added seriously, "Though I feel sorry for Naruto, I won't do anything that would harm Konoha."
Kaito gave him a strange look. "You don't know how Naruto grew up, do you?"
"What?" Minato was taken aback.
"It's nothing. You, as his father, should find out about Naruto's upbringing yourself." Kaito shifted the topic. "My deal has nothing to do with Konoha."
"Then please, go ahead."
"You should be aware of your current state, Minato."
Minato nodded.
"I seem almost the same as when I was alive, but I can't use my full strength."
Kaito smiled and gestured to the side.
There, Izuna was looking arrogant, crushing the weakened Senju brothers with his overwhelming aura.
"I can restore your strength to what it was in life, and even further, just like Senior Izuna."
"And it won't limit your freedom. This way, you can stay by Naruto's side, teach him, and protect him as you wish."
"Protect him? Is Naruto in danger?" Minato asked, now anxious.
"There is an organization called Akatsuki in the ninja world, composed of S-class rogue ninjas from various villages. Their leader possesses the legendary Rinnegan, and they seem to be after the nine tailed beasts."
Minato was shocked and directly asked, "What's your condition, Kaito-kun?"
"My condition is simple," Kaito said with a kind smile. "When I need it, you must help me. Of course, what I ask won't go against your principles and can even be prioritized after Naruto."
After a brief moment of thought, Minato nodded decisively.
"Kaito-kun, I accept your terms."
"Then please wait a moment."
Kaito suddenly emitted a blinding golden light, drawing everyone's attention.
The chains wrapped around the Reaper tightened, making creaking sounds.
The mist emanating from the Box of Ultimate Bliss grew denser, its deep purple almost turning black.
The Reaper was completely immobilized, watching helplessly as its power was eroded by the mist and swiftly absorbed into the Box of Ultimate Bliss.
"Izuna, what is that?" Hashirama Senju, ever the friendly one, approached Izuna.
Izuna ignored him and walked away quickly, as if he hadn't heard anything.
"That's harsh. I thought we were on good terms," Hashirama squatted dejectedly on the ground, mushrooms growing on him.
Tobirama's face was filled with exasperation.
"Brother, where do you get such confidence from?"
Finally, the Reaper's power was completely absorbed by the Box of Ultimate Bliss, and its body dissipated like a phantom.
The mist slowly receded into the Box, its large maw closed, and the scattered sorrow masks returned to their original positions, their eyes lighting up.
The Ryūmyaku Chains bound the Box, and as ripples spread across the ground, the Box of Ultimate Bliss slowly sank.
Kaito took out a blank scroll from his sleeve, wrote down the terms agreed upon with Minato, signed his name, and handed it to Minato.
"Minato, please read it carefully. If there are no issues, sign your name."
"Alright."
Minato took the scroll and brush, read through it carefully, and prepared to sign his name.
"Minato!" Hiruzen Sarutobi stood beside him. "Are you really going to agree to his terms?"
"Sorry, Third Hokage, but I can't abandon Naruto." Minato smiled apologetically as he signed his name. "Don't worry, Kaito-kun said it wouldn't go against my principles."
"Sorry, Minato, it's my fault for not taking care of Naruto. Blame me alone," Hiruzen said, then used his chakra to shatter the paper doll, returning to the Pure Land.
"Third Hokage?" Minato looked stunned, then seemed to realize something, his face darkening.
"Hmph, the Uchiha aren't trustworthy. Fourth Hokage, you'll regret this," Tobirama said coldly, then looked at Hashirama squatting on the ground.
"Brother, ignore them. We should go!"
He then shattered his paper doll and returned to the Pure Land.
"Tobirama, how dare you! Stay if you can!" Izuna, burning with anger, slashed at the fragments of the paper doll.
"Hahaha… Seems like Madara isn't here. I'll be leaving too."
Hashirama laughed, then looked serious as he addressed the group.
"The dead shouldn't interfere too much in the world of the living."
With that, he vanished, leaving only the scattered paper fragments.
"Hmph!" Izuna sheathed his sword and glared at Kaito.
"Kaito, why didn't you keep the Senju brothers here? They should take responsibility for saving the world!"
"Would Senior Izuna be willing to fight alongside them?" Kaito feigned a shocked expression.
"Who wants to fight alongside those Senju scum! You make them do all the work and let me rest!" Izuna scolded him.
"With no choice, for the honor of the Uchiha clan, Senior Izuna has to endure the hardship."
"For the Uchiha clan's honor, you should work harder, Kaito," Izuna huffed, transforming into a paper doll and flying towards Kaito.
"Kaito, take care," Miss Chiri, who had been silent, also turned into a paper doll and flew over.
"Really, has Miss Chiri also been led astray by Senior Izuna?" Kaito put the paper dolls into his sleeve.
"Kaito-kun, what is this 'saving the world' you mentioned?" Minato suddenly asked.
Kaito smiled meaningfully and briefly explained the history of the ninja world and his plan, deliberately omitting the part about Obito.
After listening, Minato asked, "So the Akatsuki aims to gather the tailed beasts as an ultimate weapon for peace, but the mastermind wants to revive Kaguya Otsutsuki?"
Kaito nodded solemnly.
Minato then asked seriously, "To completely resolve the issue with Kaguya, you have to wait for her resurrection, which involves the Nine-Tails inside Naruto?"